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Toole, Charles & Luke, Nursery, Seedsmen & Planters, 25 Kevin Street, Dublin.
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The National Archives of Ireland. Private Sources - Small Private Accessions 1972 - 1977. 999/628.
Dated 10th October 1814
Deed of Land between Charles Toole and Michael Gernon.
Dated 14th November 1814
Deed of Partnership between Charles Toole, Luke Toole of Westmoreland Street and Michael Gernon of Shankill.
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Deed - bk 754 pg 30, mem 512365
Re: Lease dated 21 April 1819
1. Charles Toole and Luke Toole both of Westmoreland Street in the City of Dublin, Nursery man of the one part.
2. William Coulton of the City of Dublin Esq, of the other part.
Whereby the said Charles and Luke Toole did demise and set unto the said William Coulton all that and those that dwelling house situate at CullensWood in the county of Dublin.........
Witnessed by:
Stephen Mackey seedsman
Thomas Christian, Attny at Law.
Registered: 14th July, 1820
Westmoreland-street.
41 - Toole & Co, seed merchants, also, 1 and 2 College Street and 6 Townsend Street—Nursery, Cullens wood, 103l.„ Toole, Charles, Esquire of Willfort, Bray
Toole &Co, Dublin, Ireland.
This book lists the family business of Toole &Co including a brief history of the company.
Book is available to read online -
Toole & Co see page n10 in Index. Shown on page 107.
Sir James William Mackey Seeds see page n9 Index. Shown on page 68.
Freeman's Journal - Published 16th November 1872.
Notice of Retirement of Charles Toole of 41 Westmoreland Street, Seed Warehouse, as of 13th November 1872.
His sons William Vincent Toole and Luke Toole will now be running the business.
Toole and Co - Business premisses.
1777 - Business started on land at Domvile Estate.
1801 - Listed at 25 Kevin Street, Dublin and a nursery at Cullenswood.
Run by Charles M. Toole and Luke Toole (1st).
1814 - Brothers Charles Toole and Luke Toole enter into partnership with Stephen Mackey
- his son James William Mackey follows his father in this partnership.
New company is called "Toole and Mackey".
2nd January 1837 - "Toole, Mackey and Furlong" advert for New Garden and Farming Seeds.
41 Westmoreland Street, Dublin.
20th August 1846 - Daily News
The Potato Blight
"I got seed from "Toole and Mackey" of Dublin, and sowed them on the 10th of February,
and though quite free of disease when planted, were the first to go about three weeks later...."
1846 - 1852 - The Irish Great Famine.
6th April 1847 - Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser
"Toole and Mackey", advert for Fine German Potato Seed.
41 Westmoreland Street, Dublin.
16th October 1850 - Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser
"Toole and Mackey", advert for Wheat seed from Kent and Essex. Westmoreland Buildings, Dublin.
February 1857 - Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser
"Toole and Mackey", advert for English and Scotch Oats, Westmoreland Buildings.
1859 - Dissolution of Partnership from 20th September 1859
- between Charles Toole and James William Mackey, "Toole and Mackey" .
"Charles Toole the Senior partner will carry on with his son "Toole & Co"
at 41 Westmoreland Street, Dublin".
Published in the Irish Times on 22nd September 1859.
10th October 1863 - Belfast News-Letter
Advert for Patterson's Smut Eradicator with agent "Toole & Co", Seed Merchants, Dublin.
1862 - "Toole & Co" Listed at 41 Westmoreland Street and 1 & 2 College Street, Dublin.
Run by Charles Laurence Toole and Luke Toole (2nd).
20th April 1865 - Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser
Court of Common Pleas Eccles v. Toole
"The action was brought against Mr Toole, seed merchant of Dublin, to recover 300L damages in respect of grass and clover seed sold to the plaintiff in 1863"
1871 - Charles Lawrence Toole is declared bankrupt. Father of Edmund.
1872 - The "Toole & Co" business moved from Westmoreland Street to 22 D'Olier Street. Dublin.
3rd generation of the family takes over - two brothers of Edmund, Luke Toole (3rd) and William Vincent Toole.
1875 - Death of Charles Lawrence Toole Esquire. Father of Edmund.
1879 - Death of John Toole Esquire, brother of Charles Laurence Toole, uncle of Edmund.
1887 - "Toole & Co" Business is being run by Luke Toole (brother of Edmund) - 3rd Generation.